Today’s Headlines
Dec 15, 2016, 8:57 am By Angie SchmittSome Cities And Counties Are Letting Transit Slide, Hoping Uber Will Fill the Gap (Slate) CA…Flawed Environmental Laws Threaten to Preserve Parking and Block Housing
Dec 14, 2016, 10:59 am By Angie Schmitt
Seattle has a housing affordability problem, and there are serious institutional barriers to fixing…Is E-Commerce Increasing Urban Truck Traffic? Don’t Be So Certain
Dec 13, 2016, 11:47 am By Angie Schmitt
Since 2007, urban freight traffic (“vehicle miles traveled”) has not followed the upward…New York State DOT on Track to Botch Highway Removal in Buffalo
Dec 12, 2016, 11:38 am By Angie Schmitt
New York State DOT’s plans to turn the Sacajaquada Expressway into a surface street don’t go far…How Much of Your City Is Really Urban?
Dec 9, 2016, 12:04 pm By Angie Schmitt
Only a small portion of the Seattle region is considered “urban” in a new report by the Urban…UPS Begins Delivering Packages via E-Trike in Portland
Dec 8, 2016, 11:18 am By Angie Schmitt
Deliveries by e-trike: Now happening in Portland. Photo: Bike Portland Delivery trucks are terrible…How to Spend a Fortune on Roads and Make Potholes Worse
Dec 7, 2016, 11:26 am By Angie Schmitt
The conventional wisdom about America’s infrastructure woes is that cash will solve everything.…Beyond Bike to Work Day: How to Encourage the Car-Free Commuting Habit
Dec 6, 2016, 11:00 am By Brad Aaron
Annual events like Bike to Work Day are great for drawing attention to sustainable transportation…From Pennsylvania, a Preview of How Trump & Co. Might Bully Cities
Dec 5, 2016, 11:14 am By Angie Schmitt
How much will cities be threatened by the impending Trump presidency? An early front in this…Seattle Transit Agencies Move Toward Mobile Ticketing
Dec 2, 2016, 10:51 am By Angie Schmitt
Sound Transit will launch mobile ticketing next week. Image via Seattle Transit Blog We have the…Getting On-Street Parking Tech Right
Dec 1, 2016, 11:22 am By Angie Schmitt
Getting the price of on-street parking right is important for commercial areas in cities. Setting…Old Places Built for Driving Are Failing New Residents Who Don’t Own Cars
Nov 30, 2016, 11:26 am By Angie Schmitt
Langley Park, a suburb of Washington, D.C., was built around cars. But many current residents rely…Kansas City Doesn’t Need New Roads — It Needs Sidewalks
Nov 29, 2016, 11:25 am By Angie Schmitt
Only one side of this one-way traffic funnel in Kansas City has sidewalks. Photo: Brent Hugh Kansas…What Seattle’s Doing to Help Poor Residents Afford Transit
Nov 28, 2016, 11:08 am By Angie Schmitt
Transit is an incredibly affordable way to get around, but for people struggling to make ends meet,…Signs That the Car-Share Industry Is Losing Steam
Nov 23, 2016, 11:19 am By Angie Schmitt
Car-share usage declined in 2015. What’s going on? Graph: Susan Shaheen and Adam Cohen via…The Silent Epidemic: Families of Traffic Violence Victims Speak Out
Nov 22, 2016, 11:46 am By Angie Schmitt
Kristi Finney, who lost her son Dustin when a truck driver hit him from behind while biking,…Advocates of Color are Elevating a Different Perspective on Safe Streets
Nov 21, 2016, 11:46 am By Angie Schmitt
Photo via Better Bike Share Blog Last week, advocates convened in Atlanta for the Untokening, a…America’s Electoral Systems Are Stacked Against Cities. What Comes Next?
Nov 18, 2016, 11:11 am By Angie Schmitt
The 2016 election, more than any in recent history, divided Americans by geography. Hillary…The Future of Transit Fares: Less Cash, More Trust, Faster Service
Nov 17, 2016, 11:18 am By Angie SchmittWe have the technology right now to revolutionize transit fare payment in ways that make transit…A Day to Remember the Tens of Thousands of Americans Killed in Traffic
Nov 16, 2016, 11:29 am By Angie Schmitt
Traffic collisions are one of the leading killers in America, particularly for young people. But…
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